Store-front construction.



No. 879,898. PATENTED FEB. 25, 1908 F. J. PLYM. STORE FRONT CONSTRUCTION. APPLIGATI'UN mum mm: a. 1907.

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FRANCIS J. PLYM, OF NILES, MICHIGAN.

STORE-FRONT CONSTRUCTION.

No. s79,ses.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 8. 1907. Serial No. 377887.

Patented Feb. 25, 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANoIs J. PLYM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Niles, in the county of Berrien and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Store-Front Construction, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to store front constructions, and is designed more especially as an improvement on the similarly entitled invention covered by Patent #852450, issued to me May 7, 1907, and my object is to pro- 'duce. a more substantial construction and one in which the parts can be more expeditiously and conveniently assembled, and which will possess, if anythin better drainage and dust excluding faci ties than the patented structure referred to.

With this object in view, the invention ,consists in certain novel and peculiar features of construction and organization as hereinafter described and claimed; and in order that it maybe fully understood referonce is to be had to the accompanying drawin in which igure 1, is a sectional perspective view of a store front construction embodying my invention. Fig. 2, is a similar view of parts of said construction as arranged in operative relation. Fi 3, I is a horizontal section taken on the e IIIIII of 1. Fi 4, is a sectional perspective view of a slightly modified construction. Fig. 5, is a horizontal section taken on the line VV of Fig. 4.

In the said drawings where like reference characters identify corresponding parts 1 indicates the sill of a window casing or show case frame, and 2 the floor of the same. 3 indicates a preferably spring-metal angle plate, such as brass, to fit against said sill and the outer edge of said floor, and 4 is a substantially V-shaped gutter at the upper I I end and outer side of and preferably formed integral with the floor-engaging portion of the angle plate, said gutter be' provided with a series of drain holes 5. cm the outer ed e of the sill-engaging portion of said ang 9 plate a series of tongues 6 are struck up at suitable intervals and between said tongues 6, ortions 7 are struck up for a purpose which ereinafter ap ears.

'In the construction shown'm Figs. 4 and 5, the outer edge of thesill-engaging portion of angle plate 3 is formed with the upwardly projecting right-angle flange 8,, the vertical portion of said flange being provided with drain holes 9 which correspond in function to the spaces between the tongues 6 and Fprojections 7 of the construction shown in igs. 1 to 3 inclusive.

10 are tacks or equivalent devices by which the angle plate 3 is secured in position and 11 indicates one or more U-shaped'or channel brackets fitting upon and against the angle plate, the upper arm of such channel bracket or brac ets underlying the gutter and projecting outwardly beyond the same, the said bracket or brackets being secured rigidly and reliably in place by screws 12, which extend throu h it and the loop of the 8 extending over the upper arm of the channel bracket or brackets and terminating in an upwardly projecting flange I 14 parallelling the outer wal of the gutter.

15 indicates a flange depending vertically from the lower edge of the face plate or molding and engaging the sill at the outer edge of the sill-engaging ortion of angle plate 3, it being understood by reference to Fig. 3 that said flange cannot be slipped over or u on said angle plate because of the upwar ly projecting parts 7 of the latter, when said face late or molding is clamped in position as ereinafter explained.

Flange 15 is provided with drain holes 16' in its lower edge opposite tongues 6 and staggered with relation to the drain holes 9 of the angular portion 8 of the construction shown in Figs. 4 and 5 so that an obstruction will be presented to the entrance of dust and thus compel the latter in obtaining access to the s ace inward of the tongues 6 or angular ange 8 to follow a tortuous course. 17 indicates the glass or windowpane fitbetween the outer portion of the gutter all? the flange 14 of the face plate or molding and 18 are long screws which extend through the face plate or molding, the channel bracket and brackets and the angle plate 3 into the floor 2 in an obvious manner, for the urpose of clamping the face plate or niol ing firmly against the glass plate or the angle plate 3, eventually escaping through the drain holes 16, it beingunnecessary in view of the prior patent above referred to, to go more into detail regarding the special advantages of the structure.

From the above description it will bevapparent that I have roduced a store front construction possessing the features of advantage enumerated and Iwish it to be un derstood that I do not desire to be restricted to the exact details of construction shown and described as obvious modifications will suggest themselves to one skilled in the art, and it will be understood that the setting shown. and described as used at the bottom of the glass or pane may extend completely around the same;

Having thus described the invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: I 1. In a construction of the character de scribed, the combination of an angle plate having a perforated gutter at its upper end and an upwardly pro ecting portion near its outer edge past which water may travel, a bracket secured upon the angle plate and having an arm underlying and projecting outward be end the gutter, and a face plate 40' or molding tting at its lower end against the outer edge of the angle plate and having its upper edge overhanging said arm of the bracket and provided with an upwardly projecting flange substantially paralleling the gutter, the said face plate or molding having oles in its lower ed e; and means to force the face plate inwardly toward the bracket and against the outer edge of the angle plate.

2. In a construction of the character described, the combination of an angle plate having a perforated gutter at its upper end and an upwardly projecting portion near its outer edge past WlllCh water may travel, a bracket secured upon the angle plate and having an arm underlying and projecting outward beyond the tter, a face plate or molding fitting at its ower end a ainst the outer edge of the angle plate and aving its upper edge overhanging said arm of the bracket and pro- 60 vided with an u wardly projecting flange substantially para leling the gutter, the said face plate or molding having holes in its lower edge; means to force the face plate inwardly toward the bracket and a ainst the 65 outer edge of the angle plate, and a transparent plate or window pane resting upon said arm of the bracket and clamped between the gutter and the flange of theface plate.

3.-In a construction of the character described, the combination of a window sill, a floor, an angle plate fitting upon said sill and against the outer edge of said floor and provided at the upper end of its floor-engaging'arm with a perforated gutter and at the outer edge of its sill-engaging arm with parts projecting upward and s aced apart, a channel bracket underlying t e gutter and fitting upon the sill-engaging and against the floorengaging arms of the angle plate and projecting outwardly beyond the gutter, a transparent plate or plane supported by the bracket outward of t e gutter, a face plate or molding resting at its lower edge upon the sill and provided with holes at such edge and engaging the outer'edge of said sill-engaging arm and having its upper edge overlying the bracket and equipped with a flange engaging the outer face of the transparent plate or pane, means for securing the bracket and an-' gle plate in position, and means for clamping theface plate or molding against said plate or pane and the outer edge of-the sill-engaging arm of the angle plate. I

4. In a construction of the character described, the combination of a. window sill, a floor, an angle plate fitting upon said sill and against the outer ed e of said floor and provided at the upper en of its floor-engaging arm with a perforated gutter andat the outer edge of its'sill-engaging arm with an 100 upwardly projecting an portion, a chair nel bracket underlying ,t e gutter and fitting upon the sill-engaging arm and against the floor-engaging arm of the angle plate and projecting outwardly beyond the gutter, a 105 transparent plate or pane supported by the bracket outward of t e gutter, a faceplate or molding resting at its lower edge upon the sill and provided with holes at suchedge and engaging the outer edge of said sill-engaging 11( arm and having its u per edge overlying the bracket and equippe with a flange engaging the outer face of the trans arent plate or pane, means for securing the racket and angle plate in position, and means for olamp- 11 ing the face plate or molding against said plate or pane and the outer edge of the sillengaging arm of the angle late.

.5. In a construction of t e character described, the combination with a window cas- 12 ing, of an angle plate fitting therein and provided at one edge with a resilient gutter, a bracket secured to the angle plate and having an arm projecting outward beyond the gutter, a transparent plate or pane fitting in 12 the window casing with its edge against the said arm of the bracket and its inner face in engagement with "the resilient gutter, and a face plate or molding fitting at its outer ed e against the corresponding edge of the ang e 13 grate and having its inner edge projecting ing toward the bracket and against the eyond and rearward of the arm of said outer ed e of the angle plate. 10 bracket, and provided at such edge with a In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature, flange substantially paralleling the, gutter in the presence of two witnessesr v 5 and en aging the outer face of the plate. or FRANCIS J. PLYM.

pane, t e said face plate or moldin having Witnesses:

holes in the'edge engaging the ang e plate; H. W. NEWTEN, and .means to force the face plate or mold- CHAS. E. WHITE. 

